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IBM xSeries 232: Installation Guide
that will enable you to install up to three power supplies, which enables redundancy
and will make the power supplies hot-swappable. Each power supply has two status
indicators; see the following illustration for information about the status indicators and
power-supply bay locations.
Note:
The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
Note:
The following description refers to the 250-watt configuration figure.
Filler panel
To maintain proper airflow, keep the filler panel in place on empty power-
supply bays as shown.
Power supply bay 1
Your server comes with this power supply installed in this bay. LED PS1 on
the system board diagnostics panel refers to this power supply. See the
User’s Reference
on the
xSeries Documentation
CD for the location of the PS
1 LED.
Power supply bay 2
Your server comes with this power supply installed in this bay. LED PS2 on
the system board diagnostics panel refers to this power supply. See the
User’s Reference
on the
xSeries Documentation
CD for the location of the
PS2 LED.
Power supply bay 3
If you install an optional power supply in this bay, LED PS3 on the system
board diagnostics panel refers to this power supply. See the
User’s Reference
on the
xSeries Documentation
CD for the location of the PS3 LED.
Two 250-watt configuration
385-watt configuration
DC power
LED (green)
DC power
LED (green)
AC power
LED (green)
AC power
LED (green)
DC
GOOD
AC
GOOD
Filler panel
Power supply
bay 3
Power supply
bay 2
Power supply
bay 1
Power supply
